CVE-2009-1798

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Network Management Card (NMC) on American Power Conversion (APC) Switched Rack PDU (aka Rack Mount Power Distribution) devices and other devices allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the login_username vector for Forms/login1 is already covered by CVE-2009-4406.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory apc.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/111/45/
http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10887 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166739 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/37744 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1798?
CVE-2009-1798 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1798?
To fix CVE-2009-1798, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1798 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1798 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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